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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Treasure Chest Thursday - Sheriff's Badge

My brother-in-law was looking through an old toolbox of my Dad's when he discovered a sheriff's badge! It was my great-grandfather Charles Creeden's badge when he was Sheriff of Mercer County, Ohio from 1923-1927. The badge is still quite shiny and in good condition. What a find!

Sheriff Charles Creeden and his wife Anna

Treasure Chest Thursday is a posting prompt hosted on Geneabloggers with the main
focus being a family treasure, an heirloom or even an every-day item
important to your family. A special thanks to Leslie Ann Ballou of Lost Family Treasures for suggesting Treasure Chest Thursday as a daily blogging theme!